The Ordre National des Pédicures-Podologues defends the honour and independence of the profession of chiropodists, ensures that the principles of morality are upheld and that all its members observe their professional rights, duties and obligations, as well as the rules laid down in the Code of Ethics.
Its mission is above all "the organisation and discipline of the profession in the public interest". This self-regulatory role, carried out through its National and Regional Councils, is divided into five specific themes: moral, administrative and regulatory, jurisdictional, consultative and mutual aid.

As the professional association for chiropodists, the Order controls their access to the profession, drafts and develops their Code of Ethics, and provides administrative and legal assistance throughout their working life.
It is also a preferred point of contact for patients to ensure the competence of chiropodists, the quality of care and the legality of their practice.

The Order also intervenes with the public authorities to amend the legislative and regulatory texts governing the profession and issue opinions on important public health and healthcare organisation issues.

I have a project, how can contacting Ordre National des Pédicures-Podologues be of use to me?

• Learning about the regulations that apply to the profession, particularly in relation to information, data security and innovation.
• Getting informed about the ethical and deontological rules that govern relationships between chiropodists, between patients and chiropodists, between other health professionals and chiropodists.
• Ensuring that each project involving the chiropodist has no commercial implications that could interfere with their relationship to the patient.

At what stage of my project should I contact them?

At the beginning of the project, once chiropodists become involved, in order to provide legal expertise and not to place the chiropodist in an unethical situation.

At the end of the project, to evaluate the legal framework.

• Prendre connaissance de la réglementation qui s’applique à la profession notamment en matière d’information, sécurité des données et d’innovation ;
• S’informer sur les règles éthiques et déontologiques qui organisent les relations entre les pédicures-podologues, entre les patients et les pédicures-podologues, entre les autres professionnels de santé et les pédicures-podologues ;
• S’assurer que chaque projet visant le pédicure-podologue n’a pas d’implication commerciale pouvant s’immiscer dans sa relation avec le patient.

Au début du projet lorsque celui-ci implique le pédicure-podologue afin d’apporter une expertise juridique et ne pas placer le pédicure-podologue dans une situation anti-déontologique.

En fin de projet pour évaluer les contours juridiques.

Non.